Baltimore County, Md: State of Maryland, 1866. Quarto. An outstanding 1866 CIVIL WAR UNION SOLDIER DISCHARGE BOUNTY document from JOHN W ELLIS, an infantry soldier in Company F of Purnells Maryland Legion. COMPLETE, ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR DOCUMENT, dated December 28, 1866, with fantastic MARYLAND CIVIL WAR and PURNELL'S LEGION..... More
Field Camps in Virginia: 1864-1865. Two original 1864 and 1865 MARYLAND CIVIL WAR UNION ARMY CHAPLAIN Requisition Forms, submitted by Arthur Brickman, a U.S. Army Chaplain for the 3rd Maryland Infantry and the 1st Maryland cavalry. The 1864 document is for a horse for use in the field in..... More
1859. A large 1859 facsimile printing of the grant of Pennsylvania by King Charles II of great Britain to William Penn. Charles granted the large tract to settle a debt to Penn's father. This historic piece is dated 1681and features the King's coat of arms. "In 1677..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Hollis, Maine. This map includes property owner names and lines of the districts, and the now defunct Portland and Rochester Railroad line. Featuring the Saco River. Includes the Waterborough, North Hollis and Hollis..... More
Gettysburg, Va. Thomas Publications, 1969. Quarto. Trade paperback. 108pp. Unique history of regiments that kept records of Sharp serial numbers and names of soldiers who received them as well as a detailed history of the weapon. Very good first edition softcover copy. Some slight wear on top and bottom..... More
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1863. 1st Edition. 8vo. An invaluable reference of first-hand accounts of arguably the most important year for either Navy during the Civil War. 1862 marked the first time two ironclads engaged in combat, at the Battle of Hampton Roads, when the Monitor and..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Kittery, Maine. This map includes property owner names, district lines and lines of the now defunct P. S. & P Railroad as well as Details of Portsmouth Harbor and Great Island. This..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Dayton and Cornish, Maine. This map includes property owner names and lines of the districts featuring Union Falls and Bald Head Mount. Includes Cornish advertising directory. Small closed tear affecting the upper..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Kennebunk Landing and Kennebunk Depot, Maine. This map includes property owner names, building footprints and lines of the defunct Boston and Maine Railroad. Listing the Kennebunk Landing and Kennebunk Depot Business Directory... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Limerick Village and Cornish Village, Maine. This map includes property owner namesand building footprints as well as a Listing of the Limerick Village and Cornish Village Business Directory. This map measures..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Newfield and west Buxton, Maine. This map includes property owner names, building footprints and avignette of West Buxton. Also featured is a listing of original business sponsors. This map measures 16"..... More
St. Michaels, Marylland: 1870s-80s. A compelling lot of five (5) original 1870s-1880s manuscript documents, mostly relating to the historic Woodstock Plantation in Talbot County, Maryland, two of the documents are signed by Harrison a total of five times, both documents written in Harrison's hand. Woodstock was built by..... More
Biddeford, ME. An exceptional piece of Maine War of 1812 history! This November 3, morning muster roll, completed by Sergeant Rufus Foss with his signature, for the company of Captain Daniel Appleton, assigned to the regiment of Lt. Col. John Spring, headquartered at nearby Saco. The report..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990. 8vo. Blue cloth with titling stamped in gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior. in As new condition. More
New York: Christie's, 2022. 1st Edition. Quarto. Two volumes complete, comprising the collection of iconic bookseller William Reese, widely regarded as the greatest Americana dealer of the 20th and 21st centuries. Black cloth with pictorial pastedowns to each volume. Profusely illustrated and containing detailed descriptions of some of..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912. 1st Edition. 8vo. A SPECTACULAR 1912 1st Edition, 1st Hand Civil War memoir, presumably the author's own copy as laid in are two actual official Civil War manuscript documents from the 37th Regiment signed by Tyler. The first is an 1863 Pay..... More
Northampton, MA: The Washington Benevolent Society of Massachusetts, 1811. 1st Edition Thus. Duodecimo. An early printing of Washington's Farewell Address, published as a gift for membership in the Washington Benevolent Society of Massachusetts This issue contains a beautiful presentation page signifying that this particular volume was given to..... More
Philadelphia: The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1781. 1st Edition. Folio. Possibly the finest contemporary piece on the Battle of Hobkirk's Hill, South Carolina, during the Revolutionary War. This May 30, 1781 issue of the Pennsylvania Gazette boasts front page letters from Continental Army General Nathanael Greene, Maryland Continental Line officer..... More
Boston, Massachusetts: The Columbian Centinel, 1790. Folio. An original 18th-century newspaper printed during the first administration of President George Washington, the Columbian Centinel, dated September 25, 1790, with three different acts printed on the front page, all with the signatures of Washington in type script at the end of each..... More
Annapolis, Maryland: Jonas Green, 1747. 1st Edition. Folio. An incredibly important Colonial Maryland document, printed by notable Annapolis printer Jonas Green. This was likely the personal copy of Maryland General Assembly member Edward Tilghman (1713-1786) with the signature and date “Edward Tilghman October 26, 1747” in manuscript on the title..... More
Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co, 1970. Facsimile Broadside. Folio. On July 2, 1776, in the throes of revolution, the statesmen of the American Colonies, meeting in secret at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, voted to break the shackles of allegiance to the British Crown and become free..... More
Memphis, Tn: The Ohman Co., 1942. Ohman, Theodore & Stone, William. 1st Edition Thus. A stunning WW II era printing of the Declaration of Independence, printed and published by lithographer Theodore Ohman in 1942 in a Limited Edition for the Coca Cola Company. That year, in the midst of..... More
Baltimore, Md: John Murphy Co., 1908. 1st Edition. 8vo. A unique volume of Randall's poetry published shortly after his death in 1908, with the provenance and original watercolor art work of Katherine Walton, who was commissioned by The Maryland Legislature to complete an official portrait of Randall, author of the..... More
Washington, DC: U.S. Navy, 1906. 1st Edition. Duodecimo. An original 1906 Invitation from Secretary of the Navy Charles Bonaparte to the John Paul Jones memorial Commemoration at the U.S. Naval Academy Presided over by President Theodore Roosevelt. "Jones's body was brought to the United States aboard the USS Brooklyn..... More
Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Chronicle, 1768. A Spectacular piece of Maryland pre-Revolutionary War history, this July 18, 1768 issue of the Boston Chronicle features two important letters regarding the influential Massachusetts Circular Letter of February, 1768, authored by Sons of Liberty Samuel Adams and James Otis, protesting the infamous Townshend..... More